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Senate votes down measure to limit Trump’s ability to strike Venezuela
Senate Republicans voted to reject legislation Thursday that would have put a check on President Donald Trump’s ability to launch an attack against Venezuela, as Democrats pressed Congress to take a s...[Read More]
Man who drove car at Coast Guard personnel charged with assault
A man who drove a U-Haul truck toward U.S. Coast Guard personnel in San Francisco last month was charged Oct. 30 with assault on federal officers, according to the Justice Department. Justice said tha...[Read More]
A list of US military strikes against alleged drug-carrying vessels
Editor’s note: This list was updated on Nov. 6, 2025, at 1:07 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Since early September, the U.S. military has conducted strikes against alleged drug-carrying vessels in the Ca...[Read More]
The U.S. Marine Who Forced Nazi Officers to Toast FDR at Gunpoint — and Became the Most Decorated OSS Operative
Most Marines had never seen combat when Peter Ortiz joined the Corps in June 1942. However, he had already survived five years in the French Foreign Legion and fought in Africa, faced the Nazis in Fra...[Read More]
USS Gerald R. Ford heads to Caribbean to support anti-narcotics effort
The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world’s largest aircraft carrier and warship, along with the USS Bainbridge, a guided missile destroyer, officially departed the Mediterranean for the Caribbean Tuesday mor...[Read More]
U.S. Deploys F-35 Fighters to Cold War-Era Puerto Rico Base as Venezuela Tensions Escalate
The U.S. military has reactivated a Cold War-era naval base in Puerto Rico and deployed thousands of troops to the Caribbean as tensions with Venezuela escalate, marking the largest American military ...[Read More]
Dick Cheney, former vice president and defense secretary, dies at 84
Dick Cheney, the hard-charging conservative who became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in U.S. history and a leading advocate for the invasion of Iraq, has died at 84. Cheney d...[Read More]
Supreme Court weighs if contractor can be sued for wartime negligence
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday heard arguments in a case against a military contractor whose employee killed five people and injured 17 at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, in 2016. The majority of just...[Read More]
DODEA schools offering free or reduced meals amid shutdown
Families of students attending Department of Defense Education Activity schools can apply for free or reduced price school meals during the shutdown, which has affected the income of many military and...[Read More]
DODEA schools offering free or reduced meals amid shutdown
Families of students attending Department of Defense Education Activity schools can apply for free or reduced price school meals during the shutdown, which has affected the income of many military and...[Read More]
More shutdown assistance offered through military stores
With the federal government shutdown in its second month, commissaries and exchanges are offering some additional relief to the military community. The interest-free offer for those making commissary ...[Read More]
More shutdown assistance offered through military stores
With the federal government shutdown in its second month, commissaries and exchanges are offering some additional relief to the military community. The interest-free offer for those making commissary ...[Read More]
Commander Ander S. Heiles
Commander Ander S. Heiles, a native of Brooklyn, New York, graduated with merit from the United States Naval Academy in 2008 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Oceanography and was commissioned as a...[Read More]
Program for youth caregivers, umpire academy among Fisher awardees
From leadership training for military youth caregivers to training veterans to be baseball umpires, this year’s five Fisher Service Award winners have found innovative ways to fill gaps to meet the ne...[Read More]
Program for youth caregivers, umpire academy among Fisher awardees
From leadership training for military youth caregivers to training veterans to be baseball umpires, this year’s five Fisher Service Award winners have found innovative ways to fill gaps to meet the ne...[Read More]
The U.S. Destroyer Crew That Fought a German U-Boat in Hand-to-Hand Combat
In an era of hypersonic missiles, stealth fighters, and nuclear subs, it’s hard to picture sailors going toe-to-toe with the enemy on a ship’s deck. Yet during World War II, the crew of a brand-new de...[Read More]
VA tech glitch halts GI Bill payments to thousands, advocates say
Two months after an IT hiccup at the Department of Veterans Affairs left a significant portion of GI Bill recipients without their anticipated payments for school and housing, some advocates have a me...[Read More]
Homecoming Grounded: The Blue Angels Show at NAS Pensacola Falls Victim to Budget Strain
The Blue Angels’ 2025 Homecoming Air Show at NAS Pensacola has been cancelled, marking the latest casualty of the federal shutdown and defense budget strain. Base officials cited funding shortfalls an...[Read More]
US, China reportedly agree to set up military communication channels
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Sunday that Washington and Beijing would establish military-to-military communications channels, adding that bilateral ties between the countries have “never b...[Read More]
Latest US strike in Caribbean kills 3 alleged drug smugglers
The U.S. military has carried out another lethal strike on alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean Sea, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Saturday. Hegseth in a social media posting said the ve...[Read More]